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City of Menlo Park-belle Haven Child Dev Center

410 Ivy Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025 · San Mateo County
Child care center (preschool)

City of Menlo Park-belle Haven Child Dev Center is a licensed child care center in Menlo Park, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #13 of 27 centers in Menlo Park and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #13 of 27 centers in Menlo Park
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 5, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 5, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jan 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 5, 2023 · Inspection · no citation May 20, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Other standards 1
Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jan 12, 2024 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Other standards
Rule §101701(a)(1)
101701(a)(1): California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers: "All faucets, fountains, coolers, bubblers, bottle filling stations, and filtered water dispensers located on the exterior and interior of buildings... shall be evaluated to assure that all applicable water outlets are tested" This requirement is not met by: 1 Facility will test all the faucets that they use for drinking and/or prepping food by a certified water tester and submit results to the department. Based on results received from the certified water samplers, not all the facutes that are used for drinking and/or food prepping were tested which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Feb 12, 2024
Type B Jan 12, 2024 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
101229: Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a) "The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation." This requirement is not me by: 1 Facility will conduct a training with all staff and provide additional training to staff involved. Based on interviews and record review conducted, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as facility self reported that there was a child whom left the daycare premises, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 On 12/12/23, Director incorportated a conversation at the staff meeting that they were holding to talk about the incident and provide additional reminders and training for staff, as well as did a one on one with the staff involved. Deficiency will be cleared.
Plan of correction due Jan 12, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Nov 19, 2025 Complaint investigation received Sep 16, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 96 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since May 11, 2001
Licensee City Of Menlo Park
Administrator Kira Storms
Phone (650) 330-2270
State facility # 414001146
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Common questions

Does City of Menlo Park-belle Haven Child Dev Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has City of Menlo Park-belle Haven Child Dev Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about City of Menlo Park-belle Haven Child Dev Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does City of Menlo Park-belle Haven Child Dev Center compare with other daycares in Menlo Park?

It is tied for #13 of 27 centers in Menlo Park by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was City of Menlo Park-belle Haven Child Dev Center last inspected?

Jun 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does City of Menlo Park-belle Haven Child Dev Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask City of Menlo Park-belle Haven Child Dev Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Menlo Park, was $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs City of Menlo Park-belle Haven Child Dev Center?

The licensee is City Of Menlo Park, and the administrator listed with the state is Kira Storms.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 414001146 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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